This section of our website provides materials and recommendations from Council’s Expert Panels intended to support the understanding, adoption and implementation of clinical practice recommendations developed through research, consultation and best practice.

New materials will be added regularly, so please check back often.

Maternal-Newborn Advisory Committee Work Groups

Breastfeeding Supports and Services Work Group

Late Pre-Term Birth Work Group

Mother-Baby Dyad Care

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

Implementation of Levels of Maternal-Newborn Care 

• Levels of Care Guidelines 2011 Update (PDF)
• Implementation of Standardized Levels of Maternal-Newborn Care Across Ontario (PDF)
• Levels of Care for Maternal and Newborn Services in Ontario (PDF)
• Q and A (PDF)

Maternal Newborn Retro-Transfer

• Clinical Guidelines (PDF)
• Retro-Transfer Work Group Membership List (PDF)
• Terms of Reference (PDF)
• Information for Families (PDF)
• Traffic Light System (PDF)

Infection Prevention and Control Policies
Infection Prevention and Control / La prévention et le contrôle des infections 

Fetal Fibronectin Testing
Fetal Fibronectin